Iran Strikes Back! US Military Bases Under Fire!

Hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. Well, the peace ceasefire, whatever term you want to call, is officially over as the United States launched a massive wave airstrikes against Iran, blowing up over 80 military targets and bringing once again West Asia or the Middle East to the absolute brink of a total war. So with Iranian missiles now pounding US bases and Israel on a maximum combat alert, the question that we are to ask right now isn't if a major war is coming, it's how far it will go. And that is why in this live stream I'm going to be providing you my own insight, my own analysis about this sudden developments. And tomorrow I am going to be talking specifically about the, the, the, the types of targets and why and what lies ahead. So I don't want to combine both. What I want to talk about today is what led to this sudden airstrikes, the change of US, the, the violation of this ceasefire. I know already the United States is saying it's Iran that violated, and I am going to provide you the, uh, the counterargument to that. I provide you the evidence on both sides of the arguments and I'll let you decide for yourself. And of course, make sure to stay with me till the end because I have to share some clips with you pertaining to this and other, uh, topics, as we always do. So the interim— the bottom line, as of now, the interim ceasefire of the MOU, the Memorandum of Understanding— and you all remember I told you last time, this is not an agreement, is a framework In other words, it's not official, but nonetheless, we're gonna call it an agreement, uh, or MOU for, for that matter, between the United States and Iran has effectively been dead. And that's exactly what Donald Trump said when he was in NATO attending the summit, uh, during, uh, in Turkey, which was two days ago. That's what Donald Trump said. Basically it is over when he spoke at Ankara. And Donald Trump explicitly declared the agreement over following a massive wave of retaliatory airstrikes on July 7th. I didn't want to do this live stream yesterday because I was waiting to ensure the accuracy of some information. And once I confirm certain things, and you know how I do things by now, I don't rush into, uh, doing this till I confirm the info. In any event, the US targeted on the June— on July 7th about 80 military targets and port facilities. And that's why I'm saying tomorrow I will be talking specifically about these locations as I am awaiting confirmation or certain information. But here is the thing, the breakdown was triggered according to Central Command, by Iranian forces violating the truce by attacking commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Now, did the attack happen? Yes, it did. But I am going to share, explain to you how that happens to begin with, and that in itself what prompted immediate military, uh, and economic, uh, retributions from Washington, uh, immediately. So the sudden escalation has completely now dismantled the brief diplomatic, uh, window established, uh, uh, in June 14th. That's when the MOU framework was signed. And I told you back then, this is not going to hold. If Iran does not develop a strong deterrent, we're going to be seeing this cycle over and over and over. And that's why even if an agreement is reached right now, Mike, my word on it, give it about 5 or 6 years and we're gonna go back to the same, uh, strikes and tensions and conflicts again. And this is where you put this within the perspective of what's going on, because you have to understand why Trump embarked on this. And of course, was any pressure on him to do so? I'll let you decide for that. So alongside the military airstrikes, the US Treasury now revoked the temporary sanction waivers. You remember we gave the waiver for Iran to sell oil? We revoked that right now, and that had briefly allowed Iran to sort of export crude oil, you know. And by the way, this— we now stripping Iran of its primary material incentives under the MOU. He was greed upon in the MOU. And at the same time, why all this happening? Iran is not sitting back. The IRGC launched retaliatory missiles and drone strikes against US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, and in addition to two other countries which I will mention to you in a second. Makes you just wonder why, you know. And that on itself signaling that both sides, the United States and Iran, have entirely abandoned the ceasefire, uh, that, uh, they have agreed upon. That was the decision what was made back then. And that's why when the US went ahead and launched these attacks, which to me was, you know, uh, unjustified. And I'll tell you why. You might disagree with me, but I'll tell you why in a second here. So Donald Trump has also stated, and this to me, what can— what convinced me that he's been pressured. He's been pressured. There is no way Donald Trump, no matter what you see, these hypes and all that, Donald Trump will yell— will yield to pressure from somebody even stronger than him. He's a bully, you know, he's gonna bully the weak ones. So, and that's why I'm convinced. And if you disagree with me, please share in the community, uh, share in the chat box with the community as to why that is. But so far, my thinking is that he has— when he stated that the US may fully reinstate the naval blockade of Iranian ports. So, because that one, remember, it has been lifted less than a month prior, uh, to that as part of these MOU, or the initial peace talks. And with the US now threatening further strikes on Iran's critical infrastructure, and Iranian leadership vowing to meet the pressure with action, which means what? The region will be plunging back into an active open conflict. Because if we think we're going to intimidate Iran by just launching strikes, we're mistaken. And that is why I want— today I'm not going to confuse the things. Tomorrow I will be talking specifically about this statement with the US threatening further strikes. They're not— they're referring to something else, and I'll deal with this tomorrow separately. So, but for now, you need to understand as to what the US objectives with this idea of reinstating the— reinstating the naval blockade of Iranian ports. There is one major location that the US is aiming at, and that location is right here. It's called Kharaj or Kark Island. Kark Island is very crucial to Iran's export of oil, and this Kark or Kharaj Island is strategic, about, uh, 20 to 25 square kilometers Limestone Island, and it's located in the northern, northern part of the Persian Gulf. When you look at the map here, that's where you see northern part, that's where it's located, and roughly about 25 kilometers of the southwestern coast of Iran, oh, and northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Khark Island, or Kark Island, is a very, very, very crucial to Iran, very, very important ones. So now there are 3 questions we're gonna try to answer in this live stream or analysis that I will provide you answers to. The first question is, when was the decision made by Trump? So President Trump, Donald Trump's decision to terminate the ceasefire and declare the MOU over was officially announced on Wednesday the 8th after the strikes were launched. Because remember, the strikes were launched the 7th. I was aware of that, but I wanted to wait because I wanted to make sure. And that's when he announced during the meeting in, uh, NATO in Ankara in, in, in Turkey, uh, and he delivered this remark to reporters. It wasn't the way it was, uh, during the NATO summit in Ankara. And that's by itself capping up now high stakes. That's right, he's capping off now a high-stake alliance meeting that has been heavily overshadowed by the sudden collapse of the weeks-old peace framework. Not a treaty, not an agreement. We call it for what it is, a framework, that is. So the military action itself which formalized the shift back into the conflict, was ordered a day earlier. So in other words, Trump went to NATO with the preconceived notion that he's already made up his mind when he was pressured to do so. And remember, all this happening against the backdrop of the upcoming visit of Bibi Netanyahu to Washington, which is gonna be in about, in 3 or 4 days from now. Soon. Put the two and two together and figure it out. This is not happening in a vacuum, of course. And that is why you see what happened on the 8th, which is yesterday, and immediately the military retaliation came directly after Iran's forces attacked three commercial shipping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Now, there are some, like what they saying in, uh, in, uh, uh And here in the West, especially from Central Command, uh, uh, press release which I had a chance to read, oh, it's Iran that violated. Even, even what's his name, which I will get into as far as Macron statements, some international response to all this, they all blaming Iran, all of them, no exceptions. But I'll tell you why they are wrong in a second here. So suffice it to say that during the July 8th, which was yesterday, press conference. This is where Donald Trump escalated his stance by calling now for further— yeah, he escalated his stance by calling further peace negotiations a waste of time. That's what he's calling it. How he thinks the Iranians think about that? No, he also— now this is what Donald Trump is doing. And, and that's why I'm convinced, literally, guys, I am convinced that he's been pressured. I am convinced, given the statements he's issuing. He's now threatening an additional round of heavy bombardments, uh, uh, on, on Iran, and confirmed that the US is moving forward with fully reinstating the naval blockade. And there is a reason for that. Why? Because you're going to see the movements now of the, uh, fuel tankers. By the way, this is a, an old picture. This is from March. I just wanted to show you the pictures, not because it was from March 8th, that's refueling. But, but as of now, the US is moving a fire, uh, fuel tankers, but it's from a different location. This one is in Ben Gurion Airport, but the ones I'm talking about is right here. I got a picture of the civilian, uh, uh, uh, radar images for the fuel tankers that are now moving. Those are from the islands in Greece, and I will address this in a second here. But let me just finish this part here. And this is why the US now is moving into this particular, uh, uh, uh, escalation. I'm gonna play a clip for you Let me show it right here of what Donald Trump said. Take a listen, please. Is the ceasefire done?

Is the MOU dead?

To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum. You know what scum is? They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people, and they're vicious, violent people. And if they had a nuclear weapon, they'd use it. As far as I'm concerned, it's over. Uh, first of all, I have to disagree with that assessment of Donald Trump that the, uh, the Iranians are vicious. And no, they're defending their country first. And second, it's because he could not handle Iran. He thought it would be an easy cakewalk, you know. That's why I was thinking— that's why he's lashing out this way. That's usually the language of a loser. In my opinion. And second, that's not how a president talks. You don't talk with this kind of language. Yeah, that's— it's kind of— you understood the point. That, that's my— because if these people in Iran do not like Iran and all that, how would you explain this massive attendance for the funeral? Which, by the way, during the funeral, it was supposed to be an attempt of an assassination. Against the leadership of Iran attending that. And I'll show you a clip in a, uh, later on towards the end, so make sure you stay with me till the end. Now the next question we need to ask is, what is the context of all this? Like I said, you have to understand this within its proper context, because without it, it won't make sense. Because the current crisis is rooted into the, into the rapid collapse now of this short-lived peace framework, agreement, treaty, whatever term you want to use, following— and this is where it gets very tricky— following an Iranian attack on commercial shipping. I'm going to state to you the whole idea and share with you my own counterarguments for why they are saying this, because that's to them, meaning to Central Command, to Washington, to London, to Brussels, to Berlin and Paris, they all saying, oh, it was Iran that violated the ceasefire. That's what triggered US massive military and economic retaliation. Because like you remember, like I— when— which we did a video on this— on June 14th, the US and Iran established this tentative MOU, Memorandum of Understanding, sent electronically in Islamabad, and an interim ceasefire to lower sort of the regional tensions. Okay, and here is the thing: as part of that agreement, the US had paused its naval blockade of Iranian ports and granted temporary sanctions waivers allowing Iran to export crude oil in exchange for a halt to regional conflict or hostilities. So let me get to the bottom of this one for you to understand, of course, as to what happened on this July 7th, which was 2 days ago, when Iran went ahead and attacked the 3 commercial shipping vessels transiting the vital Strait of Hormuz. That's why the US is saying that's what prompts Donald Trump to issue the order by, uh, allowing the massive wave of overnight precision airstrikes against more than 80 Iranian military and port facilities. And concurrently with this action by the military, US military that is, the US Treasury went ahead and revoked Iran oil sanctions waiver. So, and this is why it should— the situation has now escalated into an active open conflict. Why? Because Iran is launching missiles, and again Tomorrow we will be talking about specific locations as to what Iran is doing. I'll share some here, but I will leave the rest for tomorrow. The two main locations I need you to know about Iran targeting, one is Bahrain and second is Kuwait. Why is that? Because in Kuwait we have a military presence, in Bahrain we have a military presence there, and to the Iranians, those attacks were directed from that location. So, and that is exactly what happened with this. And this is where it gets very detailed, and this is where my counterarguments to the likes of Emmanuel Macron saying it was Iran that violated— this is my counterargument to the like of Central Command who's saying that is Iran that violated. So here is what happened. When you think about how did this escalation begin, Like I mentioned, they are saying Iran attacks 3 vessels, which is true, but you need to understand why. First of all, let me show you the pictures of the, uh, of the Marshall Islands flag, uh, uh, Ar-Raqayyat. This is the one of the ship that was targeted by Iran. This one carries, uh, uh, liquefied natural gas from Qatar.

I I believe.

Yeah, the second one, let me see what it is. The second one is the Saudi flag, the empty, with yen. Here is the funny thing, I couldn't find the picture, and when I digged into the site, here is what I got. So Uh, you reach your own conclusion, and I'm not saying anything else. All I wanted to highlight to you that I couldn't find this picture of the Saudi flag, uh, uh, uh, a carrier, uh, uh, energy carrier, that is, or tanker. Uh, could it be that was damaged severely? Maybe, maybe not. I don't know. All I wanted you to see with your own eyes is when I went to the site to really get a picture for you Here is what I got. I've been blocked. So, and the third one has to do with the Liberian flag, Cyprus Prosperity. And I think I have a picture of it. Yes, I do, right here. You can see the front here has been damaged there. So now here is where it gets very— and this attacks what the US and its, uh, other Basel States and Central Command and France and all these are saying violated the maritime freedom of navigation guaranteed under the June 14 ceasefire agreement. Here is my— here in my pushback, why I push back against this and how I push back against this is by disclosing to you the, the language of what was in Article 5 of this MOU that was signed by the US which means they agreed on it. Here is what it says, and I'm gonna quote it word for word, and I'll provide you the link where you can see it yourself. Here is what it says, and I quote: Upon the signing of this MOU, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only. From the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa. The traffic of commercial vessels will immediately start, and considering the need for removing the technical and military obstacles, and the meaning by the Islamic Republic of Iran will be instated within 30 days. The Islamic Republic of Iran will conduct a dialogue with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the international— in the Strait of Hormuz, in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states, in line with the applicable international law and the sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz. Nowhere, nowhere in the document, or the Article 5 precisely, does it stipulate that Iran cannot enforce its Persian Gulf Strait Authority Protocol. Because here is the thing: Iran established what is known as the Iranian Persian Gulf Strait Authority, PGSA, which is an Iranian government body linked to the IRGC, established to manage and regulate maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Main requirements of the protocol of it. So, and this is exactly where the— what the West and the US is saying contradicts what was in Article 5. So I'm going to put the link for you for that Article 5 within the MOU. You can read it yourself later on. So basically what happened is that when Iran attacked those ships, it's because they did not coordinate with Iran as they supposed to. Because remember, about a month and a half ago, two major oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz with no problem whatsoever. Iran didn't block them.

Why?

Because those ships coordinated with the authorities in Iran. These 3 ships, the ones from Liberian, the Saudi one, and the Qatari one, did not. So they thought that they are above the law, or they wanted to challenge Iran, and Iran said hell no. That is why Iran went ahead and attacked it. And of course the retaliation. The US of course found this convenient time-wise because the US has no way out. The US is cornered. Once they signed this MOU, it was cornered. This is why you need to understand why the statements coming out, Iran violated the ceasefire. No, it did not. It did not, based on what I shared with you. And that is why the US ordered— Donald Trump ordered these strikes against, uh, the 80, uh, Iranian targets and so forth, which we will talk about, uh, in tomorrow. Suffice it for you to know that the July 8th, which was yesterday, uh, the strikes under the US Central Command, which explains why 2 days before that the head of Central Command went to 2 locations, one to Beirut and and one to Tel Aviv. All this doesn't happen in a vacuum, doesn't happen. So suffice it to say that the US used the precision munition to destroy Iran air defense systems, coastal radar network, surface-to-air missile sites, and more than 60, uh, IRGC small boats. Whether they succeeded or not, of course the US will have to make it, uh, like, oh, we've targeted all this and destroyed all that, which none of that usually happens. Uh, there were some death, uh, in the IRGC based on what I read. At least, uh, 10 or 12 people died from the strikes. I'm— it might be more, but at least that's why I had to wait till I confirm certain information, uh, uh, to share this with you, and that's for a good reason. To do so. If the truth matters to you, hit like, subscribe, and tap that bell. No spin, no agenda, just the stories they don't want you to know. Don't watch from the sideline, be part of the movement. Your support keeps the truth alive. Thank you. Indeed, thank you for your support. Now, the situation of course quickly spiraled into now a direct military exchange. Because the IRGC didn't wait, it went ahead and retaliated with missiles and drones. And I'm gonna play a clip in a second here for you, uh, for you to see, uh, against 85— listen carefully— 85 US military installations in the Gulf, in the whole region. I'm talking about all these locations. And when you use it, and when you hear military installations Bear in mind, we're talking about what we call FOB, the Foreign Operating— Forward Operating Bases. So the Kuwait and United Arab Emirates were the main one, but also Iraq and Jordan were also targeted for a reason, for a reason for that. So, and that's where you have the sirens activated in Bahrain and Kuwait as the IRGC targeted the port of Salman. It targeted also— pardon me— the US Fifth Fleet base and targeted also Al-Salem Air Base. And this back-and-forth warfare culminated, of course, in President, uh, uh, in Donald Trump's announcements from NATO. That's what he said was it. So where were the strikes? Like I mentioned, I will deal with this tomorrow in great detail, uh, for you, because once again I have to wait on a confirmation, certain information. I don't like to just assume, especially with something like this one. So what I need to show you is, is, uh, which I was usually keeping for tomorrow, but I'm gonna just play it for you today for you to see, uh Let's take a lesson here. Sorry, let me share the screen. Okay, I just want to play this clip and I give a credit to Al Jazeera for this one here. I have a separate clip, uh, later on I will share it with you. So And that's how Iran responded. They went ahead and attacked those locations of the US, which again tomorrow I will be doing a separate one specifically about the target, this targeting. But for today, I want to mention to you why Israel now is on a high alert. Yes, you got it, Israel is on a high alert. It's because Israel has placed now its armed forces on a maximum combat combat readiness to prepare for a swift resumption of a direct warfare with Iran. We all saw what Iran did to Israel, and the Iron Dome was useless, David's sling was useless, the Arrow 3 was useless against, uh, the question is whether Iran is going to use some advanced missile systems. And you might not see that for a specific reason, and guess where that specific reason came from? It came from none other than the Russian president Vladimir Putin, and I'm gonna share a clip with you towards the end of this, uh, live stream here. Very interesting. I did not know about it because I don't know the technicalities of the missile stuff, but, uh, President Putin sort of was, uh, sending a message to Iran: don't do this because it will not, uh, yield the desired result. You, you'll see. Suffice it to say, for Israel now is on a high alert because they're realizing that what the US did, which, which, uh, Bibi Netanyahu of course wanted, uh, the escalation with Iran to resume. That's why he's pushing Donald Trump. That's why I am convinced, and if I am wrong, I'm wrong, but I am convinced Donald Trump was pressured to do so. So, so the Israeli defense, uh, of course, uh, uh, establishment fear now the conflict will instantly, uh, overflow its borders. That's why Bibi Netanyahu and the Minister of Defense, uh, Israel Gantz, uh, uh, immediately canceled planned public appearances. That's the fear because they know what's coming. And the primary drive for this alert is the severe threat of immediate Iranian retaliatory missile strikes. Iran has not responded yet to Israel. It's not there yet. Iran's dealing with Kuwait and, and, and United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, and Arab— for Jordan and Arab— Jordan, by the way, does have US THAADs forward operating bases. The Jordanian people have no clue how, how, how much presence the US have on their soil. And when, when Jordanians said, oh, we don't have military bases— yes, you don't have military bases like Al Udeid in Qatar or Assad in Iraq or some other bases in, in Bahrain and Kuwait, but you do have the forward American bases on your territory. And in Iraq, it's because Iran wanted to target Kurdistan, because you have the pro-Kurdistan, which is anti-Iran, because Iran is, is, is concerned that if it doesn't take care of that, the Israelis and the Americans will use the Kurds to foment more tensions. That is the reason why the northern part of Iraq was targeted, so is Jordan. And again, tomorrow I will play a full— I will, uh, uh, detail more about this target. So let me play the clip for you that I told you earlier, uh, for you to see exactly what Iran did. And, and this is the wording of, uh, Tucker Carlson, because I saw the clip last night and confirmed it. Of course, it wasn't some AI or something like that. So take a listen, please.

Targeted 85 US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation. Iran has just claimed it targeted 85 US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for American strikes on Iran during the Supreme Leader's funeral. Iranian military spokesman—

remember, during the Supreme Leader funeral. That's where that— what I said earlier about the attempt assassination on the leadership attending the funeral. Makes you just wonder. We didn't hear much about this one. But anyway, let's, let's continue listening here.

Announced that a massive barrage of ballistic missiles and drones was launched against US bases and facilities in the two Gulf nations. The attack, they said, was a direct response to US airstrikes that hit Iranian targets during the national mourning period for the Supreme Leader, despite a prior commitment from President Donald Trump to pause military actions during the 7-day mourning period for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran described the action as necessary self-defense and warned of further strikes if the US continues its aggression. The Trump administration has condemned the attack as unacceptable and placed all US forces in the Middle East on maximum alert. US Central Command stated the strikes targeted over 80 sites, primarily in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels, including Qatari and Saudi-flagged tankers in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day. The waterway, a critical choke point for about 20% of global oil shipments, has seen heightened tensions. Oil prices have skyrocketed over 25% in early trading as fears grow of a wider regional conflict and possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Moves. The situation is extremely volatile, with the risk of rapid escalation increasing by the hour.

Now, there are some information confirmed. By the way, before I forget, for my American viewers— this is for my American viewers and even for you outside— go ahead and get some gallons of, of gas, whatever, put it in the garage or something, and go fill up your car. Because price is going to jump quickly. So go do it today, don't wait, do it today. So now this is where you have the idea of why, uh, uh, the, uh, Jordan was also attacked, you know, uh, and that's why Iran is changing now its target banks from not just the center the, uh, the Gulf States, but is expanding it, uh, to other countries including Jordan and Iraq. And like I said earlier, tomorrow I will be able to share more with you about this one here. Now let's talk about the international response to this. And that is why I was very— I was furious in the sense that what they are stating versus what the truth is And I usually, uh, will push back against if there is misleading information or what have you. So international response are sharply divided. This is where the key— ranging from a unified defensive commitments within NATO— and NATO, as you know, is under the thumb of the US, as we all know— to deeply regional anxiety and direct economic panic. So, and because of this sudden escalation coincided with the NATO summit on July 7th and 8th, this is where you have the— were those attending that were forced. Yeah, they were forced to respond in real time. They didn't have time to go back and ask their advisers, what should I say, and all that. They had no choice because it happened. And that's exactly— they wanted to show— they meaning NATO members attending— they wanted to show that they are unified, when in reality, when in reality, they know that Iran acted within its own right, as it was disclosed in Article 5 of the MOU, the one I shared with you earlier. So, and because this is what they want to show the world, oh, we are united, NATO still united and, and good and all that stuff. This is the the Secretary of NATO. But in reality, they're not. You know why? Because behind the scenes, behind the scenes at the summit, even during the summit, there is still deep fractures and interpersonal dramas that have emerged of how to manage these unilateral actions of the United States. But none of them has the gut to tell Trump to his face What you doing, man? You just escalating things beyond control. So, and that is why Donald Trump— I told you, he's a bully. And if a bully— if, if he bullies his way through and nobody push back, he will do more. That's why Donald Trump went ahead and openly criticized NATO's allies as— and I put this in quote— terrible allies. That's what he said. Can you imagine somebody saying this to your face? Are you gonna hold back? No way, unless you have no dignity whatsoever. You are of a poor character that you couldn't extend when it matters. That's why NATO's all just pathetic, no more, no less. So, so, and what made it even worse is that Donald Trump now is threatening publicly to halt American trade with Spain and pushing other countries to do so. It just shows you right there when, when, how pathetic is. But that is not what I'm talking about here. What I want to talk about is the response to what the US did against Iran. And here is what the incompetent Macron, Emmanuel Macron, said. And I'm gonna use word for word because Macron said that he believes the Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf violated the interim agreement. But clarified that he believes the meetings within the framework of the ceasefire between Iran and United States will continue. That's, that's to me beyond the, you know, I just can't believe it. The same applies to the other incompetent, the Secretary of, uh, the NATO Secretary General, so, uh, Mark Roth. On his side, he's saying that the nightmare, uh, the nighttime— I'm sorry— strikes, uh, carries out by the US force on Iran were, and I quote, absolutely necessary. You know, do, do I need to remind you and all our viewers from around the world that it was Mark Roth? It was this guy that was under the pressure of the United States because the US orchestrated a massive lobbying and diplomatic pressure campaign targeting Dutch Prime Minister— when he was Prime Minister— Mark Rutte and his administration to do what? We pressured him to do what? We pressured him to block ASML from selling advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China in return for the possession of Secretary General of NATO. So, and here is the link where you can read even from a Dutch, uh, uh, magazine that wrote about it. Let me share it with you in the chat box and you can read the article yourself. It's from the Netherlands Times. It shows you right there, you know. So, because here is what, uh, uh, Mark said, to the media. And I, I, I had to look this up and, and confirm that it was indeed his statements. It is what he said, and I quote, I think it was absolutely necessary because when there is a ceasefire and Iran is practically violating that ceasefire, we see what happened yesterday with ships being attacked. I think it is absolutely necessary for the United States to respond strongly, end of quote. But he didn't say that it was in Article 5 of that MOU. The agreement was made that it was Iran that's going to manage the transit of those ships once they coordinate with the authorities in Iran. This, this is why I found the cherry picking of information, and that's what I do, what I do. I want to fill up that gap because that gap were misleading happens. The masses will read something, but it's not a complete story. And that's exactly the reflection of statements from the likes of Macron, which is— you know how Europeans, they, they, they weak anyway. They weak anyway. That is one thing. Even now, the Dutch prime minister, uh, his name is Rob Uytten, you know, said it was essential to show rejection of any violation by Tehran, not the United States, of the fragile ceasefire in Middle East in response to a question about the new US run. Nobody has the guts to look at the US in the face. You know, the German Chancellor, the former one, Angela Merkel, you know, I, I really liked that lady because even though she wasn't politician at beginning, she was a scientist, she was a chemist. By training, but she became one of the key, really, politicians inside Germany. And why? Because she was able to say to the Americans no to their faces. Now, with the likes of the current ones, uh, of course, Merz, it's just another, uh, financier who used to work for, I think, uh, JP Morgan or something like one of those big four. JP Morgan, I think. I don't remember the name of the company used to work for, or Macron, or even now, you know, all of them, all of them are useless. Now I wanted to share two pictures with you here before I conclude here. Uh, the two pictures is— those are, uh, the, uh, civilian, uh, satellite imagery. And this, what you see in here, is the six 6 US refueling aircraft flew over the Eastern Mediterranean on July 8th, making a frequent, uh, circulation over the area. And this is going to the Greek island. That is one of the, the, the satellite images here, civilian satellites. Those are not military satellites, by the way. The next one is the US refueling aircraft routes extended between Britain and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on July 8th, as of yesterday. And it shows you right there. And look where they're going. Look at this picture and look at the one before it. Look at this island here. And what you're looking at, you're looking at the island between Crete and Cyprus. That's where the US refueling aircraft activity brings escalation scenarios back to the forefront. When you have the 6— that's the other image right here— when you have the 6 refueling aircraft flew over the Eastern Mediterranean, uh, marking now frequent circular flights in the maritime area between Crete and Cyprus. And that's from the flight radar data. Now the question we need to ask ourselves What is the significance of this? No, this is a vital support layer for the combat activity, because the way you have to think about it, you think about it in terms of that this craft— this aircraft, rather, I'm sorry— the fuel tankers are of particular importance in the context of the current escalation, although they do not represent as of today a direct offensive force as much as they provide a vital support layer for fighters. Uh, not only just for fighter jets, for recon, which represent a direct offensive force, as much as they provide the vital support for fighters, recon, and early warning aircraft. So allowing them to stay in the air per se for longer periods and carry out missions. And tomorrow, as I said, I will be detailing more specifically for what lies ahead as far as the targets, especially from Iran's perspective, that is now has been launching its missiles. And I am waiting just to confirm few things before I'll get on the air and share with you what I need to share with you. So make sure join me tomorrow, uh, assuming your schedule will permit for that. So here is my conclusion for you, because I want to keep this, uh, uh, to the point. Uh, and specifically for tomorrow, before I forget, because it's so crucial, it's what's gonna now define what lies ahead. Because what the US is thinking is thinking now, we're not going to be just limited to, uh, the Strait of Hormuz. No, no, no, no, no. What the US is thinking now, we're gonna move from the Strait of Hormuz all the way to railways, the target bank of the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran. Which means in a simple language what? The US wants to move into the civilian infrastructure once again. And if this— it's not happening under pressure that Donald Trump is going this— then it must be, it must be. So here is my, my conclusion for you, uh, before I play the clips for you. So now you have the rapid collapse of this which I always never believed it will succeed. The short-lived peace framework proves just what— it proves just how fragile diplomacy, uh, is in, in the Persian Gulf. So with both sides now, both the US and Iran— Israel, of course, is behind the scenes, but it is part of also of the conflict— heavily military escalations over dialogue, because that's what it seems like. And the entire region now stands on the precipice of an uncontrollable war. It's because what we do not know is that Iran has some other types of weapons they have not used yet. That's one of the confirmations I'm waiting on. And the question becomes for you to answer in the comments if you feel like to share your opinion: Will this massive U.S. intervention finally stabilize the shipping lanes? Or in your opinion, has America just triggered a conflict it cannot finish? So I would greatly appreciate if you can share your thoughts in the comment below, uh, uh, and I will read them and comment, uh, back to you. So all right, let me, let me, uh, let me play some clips for you because I need you to see, uh, uh, this one here. The first one we're going to say, uh, well, I'm Sorry, the first one I'm going to share with you is what I told you earlier about the Russian President Vladimir Putin, which once again I confirmed the technicality of it. Someone, you know, I'm not— I don't know the technicality of this stuff because that's not my area, but I did ask some people I know about this one and confirmed it to me. Take a listen, please. Well, let me share it first. Oh, okay, right there. Okay, basically what the Russian president, or Russia for that matter, uh, warning Iran is not to use the Fatah missiles all at once. Those are the hypersonic missiles, because what the Russians are saying, if they fire all of them at once It creates some sort of a static, magnetic static of sorts. It's because it's going to create the statics around every missile if they are all launched at once. Because this static will interfere with the types of missiles nearby. Because remember, if Iran launched all of them at once, And this is going to create chaos among the systems for directing where the targets ought to be. Why? Because the Russians have lost the accuracy of really targeting the exact target during the experiments for this type of missiles. And that was the miss— the message of for, uh, the Iran. I just wanted to share that with you, uh, to highlight why it's important. I'm gonna, uh, uh, listen to it again, uh, separately later on and get more info about, uh, to you about this one. Next one is a statement from the Chinese president, President Xi Jinping. Uh, once again, I am gonna silence the soundtrack, uh, but you can read the content of it. So basically, that's the Chinese warning for Israel in case, uh, uh, they go beyond, uh, uh, targeting Iran. So Next one is, uh, I, I even forget what it was, the next one here. Let me see here. Oh yeah, this one is about Tucker Carlson might end up being targeted by the Central Intelligence Agency, which will be really a violation of the law. You can't do that. You just can't do that. But again, I'll let you just take a listen. Then, then you decide for yourself. All right, let me start it from the beginning here.

Tucker Carlson might be arrested soon. That's what he said in a video he did last night. He said that the CIA has been looking through his texts, uh, and that reporters have started to call him with details of his texts, thereby proving that they have it and that he's been spied upon. Uh, they— he says they might charge him with, uh, working as a foreign agent because he talked to people inside Iran before the war. By the way, you're allowed to talk to any country you like and anybody inside any country you like. And almost every government official we have and everyone in media talks to government officials in Israel nonstop, gets their orders from Israel, does exactly what the people in Israel tell them to do. But that's not a problem. Anyone opposing the war or opposing Israel's control of our government, that's a huge problem. They have to be spied in on. They have to be arrested. They have to be put away on The Young Turks YouTube channel.

I'm— okay, I just want you to see that. And, uh, the other clip that I wanted to share with you about the assassination attempt during, uh, uh, the late, uh, uh, Ali Khamenei funeral. Uh, let me share the screen and you can take a look here yourself. Or take a listen, rather. Right now, and some are saying that there's— the US is striking Iran heavily right now, and some are saying that there's an assassination operation going on right now for senior Iranian officials, and it's happening while the funeral of the Ayatollah is still taking place. This is absolutely wild, and it's clear the peace deal is over and Iran is going to have to respond Yeah, it's, uh, it's, it's very, very, very, uh, problematic for the US to, to do something. And the last one is about something you will never hear about much, uh, in the mainstream media. And, and this one is from none other than George Conway. And you all know who George Conway is. He's not gonna make up things. That, that's a, that's an honorable man. To my knowledge, I've, I've, I'm aware, I've been aware of, uh, George Callaway, which by the way, I extended him an invitation to come to the channel. Uh, I don't know, maybe the email went to his spam or the, the whatever. I haven't heard back from him. So to whomever, if you know George Callaway, let him know that I really would love to have him here on our channel to have conversation. So, so take a listen to what George had to say. And, and I can see the veracity of something like this because I was in the military, so we know how this kind of stuff works. So take a listen, please. And official statements by the Iranian government— official statements by the Iranian government that 170 3 members, officers and men of the famed Delta Force, are in their hands as captured prisoners of war, and others were killed. What apparently happened was that the United States attempted a military landing which went disastrously wrong, was ambushed by a superior of IRGC fighters who killed and took 173 people prisoner. That's quite a haul of prisoners of war from an elite American unit and now further complicates the entire military situation. Very interesting. Why is this— why is it interesting? Could this explain also the sudden escalations by the US? Because if you know how much it costs to train one Delta soldier, special forces in general term, you know, you could spend over a million to 2 million per head for training to get that individual to the level where he needs to be. And Delta Forces, you know, it's Delta, as a matter of fact, it's far superior to the MI6— I'm sorry, to the SEAL Team 6. I'm sorry, not MI6. So you got them confused. You worked with so many, it gets confusing sometimes. But, uh, SEAL Team 6 in comparison to Delta— no, Delta Force is on a higher level, you know. That's why you don't— the difference between SEAL Team 6 and Delta is the, the SEAL Team 6 gets more exposure, more publicity, and so forth. You don't hear much about Delta. I had a chance to work with some from the Delta. They are a different level altogether. So to the US, 173, uh, detainee from Delta, it's a big loss. That's— you're talking about decades for getting those individuals at that level. And that is good. Also explain why. I don't know yet. I don't know yet. Those are one of those things that I am going to uh, talk to my own people and get the info, uh, the accuracy of it, and I'll share it with you. So, so that's just what I wanted to share with you today. Tomorrow, make sure to join me. I'm going to be talking about exactly the missile aspects of Iran launching now and where this is going to go moving forward, because it will be a major, uh, uh, escalation, and Iran is not afraid of it, just to let you know. They are ready to deal with this, whatever the US wants because the US now is in a corner. All this is not a sign of strength coming from the US. It's not, in my opinion. So, uh, I want to say thank you to, uh, Axiom. Thank you so much for your Super Sticker. The truth matters. Thank you all you do, Doc. God bless. Much, much appreciate your kind words and much appreciate your support. Truly, truly appreciate you for that. And speaking of that, I want to say thank you to Harry Loquel, an avid supporter of the channel, for his generous donation, uh, uh, in support of the channel, of, uh, my upcoming trip to Asia. Uh, very substantial donation. Thank you very much, Harry Loquel. And Harry's been with me on the channel since I started this, an avid supporter. I know I haven't seen him lately, he's been busy and so forth, but I'm very, very grateful. Thank you very much, Hedi Lokal, for your generosity. The other person is someone, but I know that person is Ralston Auto. Thank you so much, Ralston, for your generosity also in support of my upcoming trip to Asia. And the next person is the W Cheryl, uh, for your generosity also and for your kind comment. You wrote, and I quote, Dr. O, small token of appreciation, and hopefully you will meet your target soon. He met— he means by the target is the funding target, which by the way, with the donation of the Harry Lokael, uh, we moved up, uh, I think now to— oh, I didn't upload the, the, uh, the new Oh, my apologies, guys. I didn't upload it. Uh, sorry, uh, I had it right here. Let me, let me show you. Bear with me here. Okay, I don't have it here. I'll put it tomorrow. We move that to about 52% right now of the, uh, of the, uh, of the funding. So— oh no, no, no, no, I'm sorry, it's right here, right there, 52%. So I do appreciate, uh, all of those, uh, recent donations here. I also take an opportunity to say thank you to Doug Lee for your support through PayPal. Truly appreciate you, Doug, and this is not your first time, uh, donating in support of the channel. Uh, you don't do it through here, you do it through PayPal, and I'm very, very grateful to you, Doug, for that as well. So, uh, here is the link for those who wants to, uh, support my upcoming Asia trip. Remember, I'd like to reach this target by the end of July because it will give me only about 3 weeks to make arrangements for the trip. And, uh, because I have different locations and I— it's going to take planning, uh, for this one. I'm not going to one specific location, I'm going to different ones. That's the reason why I am, uh, uh, uh, requesting, uh, this time, this kind of support for this particular goal of $10,000 for this upcoming trip. So those who want to support the channel, here is the link for, uh, for the channel if you want to support the channel. And, uh, the last one I will share with you is the one for my books, for those who are interested in purchasing copies, electronic copies, that is of my, uh, my book, the Saudi book, the Russia-Iran, and of course, uh, foreign policy towards the West Asia. So to all of you, I say thank you for being here. I'm very, very grateful to you all, uh, and thank you for keeping the conversation civil, uh, on the, on the chat box. You know, it's without you, I just— it's the community, and I mean it when I say this. This is all of us. It's not just me on this end. It's you on the other end as well, and it goes— respect goes both ways. So I want you to know that. Oh, Harry Locally, you're right here, man. I just saw you here, right here. Thank you, Harry, again for your generous donation. Usually I would not disclose the amounts because that's the right thing to do, but suffice it to say it was generous enough, and, and thank you, Harry, for that. So anyway, I hope to see you tomorrow, guys. I will prepare again. Hopefully I'll get the confirmation this afternoon. As always, remember, geopolitics impact your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, bye-bye.